On the cover this month
Jacques Carabain b.1834
George Street, Sydney, 1889
oil on canvas relined on masonite;
95x125.5cm
From the Pictorial Collection:
ANL Pic R8
Photographed for reproduction by National
Library Photographic Services
October 1990 Volume I Number 1
Morris West - In the Renaissance tradition
Diana Giese talks to Morris West, AM, novelist and former chairman of the Council of the National Library, about his career and patronage of the National Library’s publishing program
Morris West Trust Publications
The National Library of Australia has, to date, published two major works from its extensive collections under the auspices of the Morris West Trust Fund. The original manuscripts are national treasures with a history even greater than their pages tell
About Books
Marion Halligan, noted author, brings us up to date with an informative and perceptive commentary on some recent publications
The Pattern Emerges
A guide to the Performing Arts Collections
Michelle Potter, Esso Research Fellow in the Performing Arts, talks to
Penelope Layland about her work and her ‘passion for the performing arts’
Friends
A regular news page about the activities of the Friends of the National Library of Australia
News From the Library Shop
New titles published by the National Library and news from the National Library Shop
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